Midday of Thursday 28 September
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
madhyāhna begins 12:22 13:10 madhyāhna ends
Navamī begins 12:06:34
11:3411:5812:2212:4613:1013:3413:58
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahānavamī · 2017
Determinatein Queens, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 15 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 28 September
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Friday 29 September
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Navamī runs from 12:07 on Thu 28 Sep to 14:20 on Fri 29 Sep.
2017-09-28T16:06:35Z → 2017-09-29T18:20:09Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:22–13:10 on the 28th, 12:21–13:09 on the 29th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Navamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 28th and 48 of 48 on the 29th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both middays qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 897 s
Ruling
Mahānavamī, Queens, 2017: Thursday 28 September.
confidence: determinate
In Queens, Mahānavamī 2017 falls on Thursday 28 September. Navamī runs from 12:07 on Thu 28 Sep to 14:20 on Fri 29 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 48 minutes; by the rule the first midday is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 28 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 28 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 28 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Queens. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/mahanavami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 9 Mahanavami (purvaviddha) (In Bengal it is observed as paraviddha covering one muhurta from sunrise).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104. The Bengal reading (paraviddha, one muhūrta from sunrise) is not applied.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Navamī | Madhyāhna 28th | Covered | Madhyāhna 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:07 → 11:20 | 12:19 | 48 min | 12:19 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Chicago | 11:07 → 13:20 | 12:17 | 48 min | 12:16 | 48 min | 28 Sep |
| Jersey City | 12:07 → 14:20 | 12:22 | 48 min | 12:22 | 48 min | 28 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 12:07 → 14:20 | 11:33 | 14 min | 11:32 | 48 min | 28 Sep |
| London | 17:07 → 19:20 | 12:27 | 0 min | 12:26 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Durban | 18:07 → 20:20 | 11:23 | 0 min | 11:22 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Dubai | 20:07 → 22:20 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Delhi | 21:37 → 23:50 | 11:48 | 0 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Kolkata | 21:37 → 23:50 | 11:03 | 0 min | 11:03 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Singapore | 00:07 → 02:20 | 12:31 | 0 min | 12:31 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Sydney | 02:07 → 04:20 | 11:22 | 0 min | 11:22 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Suva | 04:07 → 06:20 | 11:33 | 0 min | 11:33 | 48 min | 29 Sep |